Luana Alonso has been making headlines for more than just her swimming skills during the 2024 Paris Olympics . News broke on Monday, August 5, that the 20-year-old athlete from Paraguay was allegedly kicked out of the Olympic Village after “creating an inappropriate atmosphere,” according to the head of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, Larissa Schaerer. “We thank her for proceeding as instructed, as it was of her own free will that she did not spend the night in the Athletes’ Village,” Schaerer said in a statement to The Sun.
(Alonso was allegedly asked to move to a hotel.) Subsequent reports claimed that Alonso wore inappropriate outfits, forgoing official team gear, while in the Olympic Village . She was also criticized for going to Disneyland Paris during the games.
Alonso has since disputed the claims about her apparent exit from Olympic Village. (She has returned to the United States, where she’s a student.) “I just wanted to make it clear that I was never removed or expelled from anywhere,” Alonso shared via Instagram Stories on Monday, calling out the “false information” being spread.
“I don’t want to give any statement, but I’m not going to let lies affect me either.” Keep scrolling for everything to know about Alonso: The 20-year-old athlete returned to the United States following her 2024 Paris Olympics run. She is currently a student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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